Sheikhan

For other uses, see Sheykhan (disambiguation) and Shawn Sheikhan.

Moza Sheikhan
Town
Moza Sheikhan is located in Pakistan
Moza Sheikhan
Moza Sheikhan
Coordinates: 31°36′N 72°28′E / 31.60°N 72.46°E / 31.60; 72.46
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1]
 • Total556,147 (Chiniot Tehsil population)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Sheikhan (Punjabi Shahmukhi: شیخن) (Punjabi Gurmukhi: ਸੇ਼ਖ਼ਨ) (Hindi: से़ख़न) town is situated in Chiniot Tehsil and in District Chiniot in Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]

Until 2009, new Chiniot District was not formed by the government and Chiniot Tehsil was part of Jhang District[3][4]

Ali Chowk AddaSheikhan. The road heading towards Sheikhan Village.
Beside the Grave Yard near Malang Morrside view of The Sheikhan
North Side of Adda Sheikhan a view from in front of Old Habib Bank Branch at Lalian Jahng road.
  1. ^ "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary with Region Breakup (Chiniot Tehsil population per 2017 census)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ Chiniot gets district status: Rs500m for infrastructure Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 February 2009, Retrieved 23 May 2023
  3. ^ "Sheikhan is listed under National Assembly of Pakistan (constituency NA-88 Jhang-III) before 2009". Election Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Chiniot upgraded as district". Pakistan Times (newspaper). 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2023.